Alison, ‘12

_This Saturday marked the Sprinting Spider’s very first road race! Sprinting Spiders (aka running club) was first created last semester by two of my good friends, and its slowly becoming more and more legitimate. For those interested in joining, practice meets three times a week - Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5pm, Saturdays at 3pm. We begin with a warm-up and stretching session, then usually run between 3 and 4 miles per practice. Each practice features at least two different runs, so you can chose which to go on based on preferred distances or pace. Although the race took place on a particularly cold, wet and early morning, I’ve heard it went well and everyone made great time! Our next race is this coming weekend. It’s hosted by a teammate’s high school to cover the medical expenses of a former student who was involved in a car accident. I’m hoping it will be followed by a team lunch. Last time we had a team dinner, we went to Thai Diner Too in Carytown and it was delicious! Very worth looking into if you’re a Thai food fan._The reason I’ve only heard about just how well the road race went is that I spent my Saturday morning (slash entire weekend) with someone I can only refer to as my “bffl”! My friend Mallory, who transfered to University of Tennessee last year, came up to visit over her fall break and we spent it goofing off, watching ridiculous YouTube videos, and eating. My roommate is on the Crew team here and was away this weekend at a regatta. She left on Friday, and soon after her departure Mal and I decided to erect a fort on her bed while it wasn’t in use. One of my hall mates popped in to say hello while I was busy arranging a sheet to drape over it. I wondered at first if she had seen our creation, then I caught sight of her facial expression when she passed back by a few minutes later and realized that she definitely had! haha…oops. To add to our list of child-like activities, we also went to see “Where the Wild Things Are” on Saturday night. We were the first in the theater, so I of course took the opportunity to frolic down the aisles. Just as I sent myself soaring across the screen in a rather epic leap, an usher walked in, dropped his jaw, and immediately turned to leave. Again…oops. Mallory left early this morning, and I missed her as soon as she got in the car. In order to cheer myself up, I immediately made a trip to McDonald’s. Yumm. Emotional eating is my favorite bad habit malmal! <3_ I haven’t got much work for the week, and since it’s supposed to be sunny I’m hoping to get out and about a bit. My friend Meg and I have discovered a back road that leads up to a nearby park by our local Ukrops, so I may insist on a picnic/shopping trip combo sometime soon. I need to pick up some Halloween decorations for the dorm! Haha.Have a good week!